Aisa Kellakos
Oracle of the Equitaes
Advisor of the Obsidian Redoubt
Lieutenant Commander of the Emerald Legions, 1st Division
Description
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 131 lb.
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Eyes: Black
Hair: Long simple brown
Clothing: White archaic (toga)
Comportment/Cadence: Reserved
Distinctions: Cool demeanor, stately composure, noble comportment: a fine if anachronistic lady
Supernatural Qualities: Jet-black eyes see beyond the pale and they never seem to blink; this only draws more attention to the symbol of infinity seemingly tattooed into her forehead and upon the tops of her hands; more disturbingly, an acrid scent of ash seems to always follow her; yet, she is well-known and beloved by all in Stygia and even many outside respect her wisdom and honest foresight
Accoutrements: Moderate precious gem-encrusted jewelry; when facing trouble, she will unsheathe a Stygian steel xiphos while bearing balancing scales in her off-hand
Traits: Appearance 4 (look of the eagles); Notoriety 4; Reputation, Echoes (2)
"Nothing happens by accident but by the willful and often ignorant contrivance of the wicked."
History
Date of Birth: December 31st, 358
Home: Delphi, Phocis, Greece
Family: Apollonas and Eleni Kellakos (parents), Angelos (younger brother), Demetrios (younger brother)
Death: Personal Tragedy (her farming family proud gave their gifted daughter over to the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, where she served faithfully as oracle until the Church of Rome cracked down on the last vestiges of pagandom, and Pope Theodosius had the temple burned to the ground; desperate to preserve relics, she and other oracles lost their lives in those flames), 390
Mentor: Nefeli Athana
The Test: Trial by Knowledge (a mysterious Reaper rescued her from her Caul, the only oracle from that era to not move on; she was brought to Stygia, where her talents would still be appreciated)
Comrades: Phokrates, Nefeli Athana
Key Event #1: Awe & Wonder (under an older Delphic Oracle's guidance, she became a trusted advisor for the Hierarchy; she served Stygia faithfully for centuries thereafter, but attached especially to General Phokrates, who valued not only her wisdom but her pagan "Achaean" roots)
Key Event #2: Awe & Wonder (she became famous for accurately predicting every major war and Maelstrom in the Underworld)
Key Event #3: Awe & Wonder (through introspective meditation, wisdom, and discipline, she stymied her Shadow effectively throughout the ages)
Key Event #4: War (though rarely on the front lines of battle, Aisa trained with Phokrates constantly, becoming nearly as good at combat as he was)
Key Event #5: Personal Tragedy (she even warned the general of the coming of Tsathoggua in the Middle Ages right after the gruesome heart of the Black Plague and resulting Second Great Maelstrom)
Key Event #6: Personal Tragedy (as if bound to Phokrates, when he fell into shadow battling the Malfean beast, she too slipped into a deep Slumber from which she would not awaken and could not be awakened; Stygia kept her corpus in a vault and a loyal Sandman to monitor her coma-like state)
Key Event #7: Awe & Wonder (when Phokrates was rescued from the Labyrinth and restored from stasis, she abruptly awakened, too, and immediately rejoined his side)
Transition: Reassignment (wherever Phokrates went, Aisa stayed close; so when the Emerald Lord commanded them to move to where he relocated his capital, she followed her general)
The Shadow
Appearance: Her Shadow always appears as other Delphic oracles from her life, whose faces have blurred over the ages and now often appear like herself.
Trigger: Whenever she fails an activity in which she is (or at least thought she was) particularly skilled at.
Artifacts & Relics
Oracle's Scales
Appearance: A simple balancing scale: a thin rod from which dangles two cups for weighing substances
Origin: Gift
Effects: Help her judge the truth value of whatever she hears
Activation: She must hold the scales up and let fate find the balance naturally
Stygian Sword
Appearance: Forged from Stygian steel in the fashion of the ancient Greek xiphos short sword, when drawn it glows with the dull pulse of that Labyrinthian mineral
Origin: Gift
New Delphi (Haunt)
Location: Castle Clinton (Citadel), Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Structure: Shrine
Stock: Oracle's tripod, engravings in Greek and Latin upon the walls, relic incense burners
Traits: Haunt 4
Significant Other
Name: Phokrates, 400
Nature: Romantic
Phokrates
Weakness
Sees Too Much
Like most Oracles, knowledge is her curse: she sees, learns, and knows too much. Much too much.
Likelihood of Corruption
High.
Despite her wisdom and self-moderating habits, she is a very old ghost, and Oblivion is closer than farther away.
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